ouer the Romanes at the riuer Allia in the taking of the Citie of Rome by the Gaules for the great ouerthrowe of the Romanes at the battell of Canes by Hannibal The Bishops and the Southsayers made a decrée that n◠exploit nor battell should be taken that day and these daies to be recorded Atros dies Macrob. lib. 1. cap. 16. It was also an vnfortunate day amongst the Aegyptians for the Prophet Ezechiel did foreshew the calamitie and ruine of the kingdome of Aegypt vpon this day Ezech. 29. This day the statue of Commodus Antoninus was thrown downe from the place where it stood within three daies after his death So wicked an Emperour was this Commodus and so farre from the vertues of his father that all Rome honoured the father and hated the sonne and the moneth of September which he commaunded to bee called Commodus was after his death presently restored to his former name Charles the second was crowned king of Hungarie with much solemnitie and pompe vpon this day 1310. Philippus surnamed Longus king of Fraunce died 1320. Pantal. lib. 1. Iohn the fourth king of Lusitania and father in lawe to Charles the second died leauing his wife with childe which within twentie daies after his death brought a sonne and a Prince named Sebastianus 1542. Galeatius Duke of Millaine was slaine in the Church at seruice by a Citezin of Millaine named Andreus Lemponianus 1477. Charles the fift caused a méeting of many learned Catholikes and Protestants at Vnormatia a Towne in Germany for conference sake about the religion 1541. Sleid. lib. 13. Pius the fourth was elected Bishop of Rome vpon this day of whose solemnitie I haue laide downe in his inauguration of his papacie Upon this day Iohn Baptist bare witnes of the true Messias before his comming Math. 3. Machareus priest of Alexandria was martired 314. This day sheweth the nature and state of September The third Daie THe third day of euery moneth was in Gréece consecrated vnto Minerua among the ancient Gréekes of whose feasts sacrifices and ceremonies you shall read in their seuerall places for Minerua had her festiuall daies and all solemne sacrifice in Athens as Iuno had in Rome Marcus Tullius Cicero was borne at what time Quintus Scipio and Quintus Serrano were Consuls before our Sauiour Christ 110. yéeres This verie yéere the Cymbres inuaded Italie Gellius lib. 15. cap. 28. Vitellius was proclaimed Caesar by the souldiers in Germany after the foundation of Rome 821. yeeres Nicholaus Bishop of Florentia was elected to bee Bishop of Rome 157. Antherus Bishop of Rome and many other Christians suffered martyrdome vnder the Emperour Maximinianus 239. There was in Rome vppon this day a meeting of the Citizens to see the performaunce of vowes which they made to the Gods for their victories and to finde out the effect and purpose why these were made but being made they would also knowe the cause of the breach thereof if any were such The order and maner of vowes in what sort they were made and solemnized are set downe Upon this day happened such an earthquake so violent and so straunge that all the parts of the world were shaken therewith and much losse thereby in euery place sustained in the yeere of Christ 1117. The fourth Daie IN the moneth of Ianuary when the daies began to lengthen they held a great solemne feast at Rome with publike games and plaies in which the women went before they sacrificed vnto Venus to wash and to bath themselues in swéet water the next morning they were crowned with garlands of mirtle and so passing most solemnly through the stréetes of Rome into the Temple of Venus they offered to the Goddesse in sacrifice certaine yoong white pigeons In Athens this feast was so celebrated with great mirth and triumph in ioy that the spring came on the yong men had a publike feast wherein they vsed many ceremonies to the moone In India the king with his traine according to the maner of the countrie was wont to wash himselfe at a certaine riuer and after offered to the Gods in sacrifice blacke horses blacke buls for that colour is of greater estimation than white and more holy and acceptable to their Gods and after vsed much mirth He thought himselfe a most happie and fortunate prince to sée the sonne to come to visite him Genial lib. 4 cap. 20. Calis a hauen towne in France for the space of 211. yéeres in the possession of English kings was againe recouered and woonne vpon this day but Aemilius Paulus referreth it to the sixt of Ianuary Pantaleon lib. 1. Sigismundus king of Poland and sonne to Cazimerus was borne this day some say the first of Ianuary Charles the fourth of that name the Emperour entred into Paris in Fraunce with great pompe and brauery to make peace betwéene the king of England and Charles the first of that name king of Fraunce 1378. Iulius Caesar with a great armie passed into Gréece after Pompey the great whom Caesar the next yéere after ouercame in the battell of Pharsalia This day dooth forshew the nature and state of Nouember The fift Daie ALL Nones Calends and Ides marriages were prohibited with the Romanes Macrob. lib. 1. cap 15. The None of euery moneth was made a solemne day and kept holy in Rome for that Seruius Tullius the sixt king of the Romanes was borne vpon the selfe same day vpon the which day the seruants and bondmen of Rome had as much libertie as their maisters in some things like to the feast Saturnalia Caius Iunius Brutus at his beeing Consul in Rome the 2. time triumphed ouer them of Lucania and after ouer the Brutians after the building of Rome 470. yéeres solemnly with such pompe and solemnitie as was then in Rome vsed Rome was not yet come to hir great pompe and dignitie for none of their seuen Kings rode in any triumphant Chariot but eyther on foote like the triumph of Ouation or else on horsebacke from the Temple of Bellona where the Senators met them and brought them through the Cittie into the Capitoll where after sacrifice done they celebrated the feast called Epulum Iouis which feast was also called Epulum triumphale In the Ile of Andria a Well was consecrated to Liber Pater and two other fountaines the one in Caria the other in Arabia which being drunken this day tasted like wine Calend. Rom. Rodulphus surnamed Haspurgensis was crowned king of the Romanes this day 1274. Benth The pompe of Caius Marius in his triumph which hee had in Rome ouer Iugurth king of Numidia at what time Metellus depriued him of much of his honour in the conquering of Iugurth which spited Marius sore that the glory of his triumph should be thus hindered by Metellus but the greatest glory of his triumph had Silla by the meanes of Bocchus king of Numidia father in law to Iugurth who through trecherie deliuered Iugurth into the hands of Lu. Silla This was the
the Heathens and Sarazens as ouer diuers parts of France and speciallie the great victorie which he had vpon this day ouer Chilpericus the second of that name and 19 king of Fraunce at a place called Camericus in the 718. yeare of Christs birth Henrie the fourth king of England vpon this day after hee had beene deliuered from many hard chaunces and had diuers good haps in ciuill warres languished in sicknesse and died vpon the 20 of March and was buried at Canterburie One sacrifice the Scythians haue in this manner in the moneth Nisan which is March when one dieth in Scythia of any great state his friends and his neighbours carie all his beasts and kill them for a feast to solemnize the funerall of the dead as the Romans and the Gretians doe celebrate a feast for the honour of Emperours and Princes birthe The sonne of this Scythian dead man causeth his fathers head being filled with all sweete odors to be guilted ouer and to be set as a monument of his father where once euery yeare vpon the very daye that his father died he keepeth a solemne feast wher his friends and his neighbours doe yearely at this feast offer sacrifice with ceremonies therevnto belonging vnto this gilded head abhorring the rites and sacrifices of any countries beside their owne as you heard what they did to Anachares and Siales for the ministring of the sacrifice and ceremonies of the Gretians The 21 Day MAximus the Emperour or rather tirant after hee had raigned in the empire 77. daies and had in that short time slaine Gratianus at Lugdunum after he came from Brittain and had driuen Valentinianus from his empire in the west was vppon this day as Mar. Scotus affirmeth cut in peeces by the souldiers of the Emperour Valentinianus yet Functius saieth that he was beheaded not farre from Aquilea 430. Also on this day 269. Galienus the emperâ—ur who raigned 15. yeares 7. with his father and eight yeares he gouerned the empire after his fathers death as Eutrop saith but he was slaine with his brother Valerianus both Emperours at Millaine and that vpon this day some varie in his saying that Valerianus was brother to Galienus but I let such controuersies passe After that Carolomaunus the sonne of Lodowicke the second of that name and brother to Lodowick the third who raigned both kinges of France had recouered Italie and setled himselfe quiet hee died vppon this day of a sicknesse called Apoplexia 880. Maximilian the Emperour son to Frederick the third was borne vppon this day in the new cittie of Austria 1459. Rodolphus Sueuus was crowned king of the Romanes by the bishop Sigisfridus against Henry of Magâ—ntia who stood against him in the election to be king 1077. The 22. Day THe Iewes whose fiue daies of intercalation do now begin after the moneth Adar which is the twelft moneth with the Iewes and the Egyptians do vse this kinde of intercalation as the Romans do with Iulius Caesar who brought from Egypt to Rome a cunning Mathematician and made the Romane yeare to agree with Egyptians by adding euerie foure yeare a day Henrie the fourth being before elected Caesar returned vppon this day from Campaniaâ—o Rome in triumphant sort with great honor ouer the Normans 1084. The English men had an ouerthrow by the French men and the Scots in the territorie of Anioy as vpon this day 1421. Hennibal the scourge of Rome beeing called from Italie into Africk to resist Scipio being made a new Consul and sent from Rome as generall ouer the Romanes Hannibal before he returned from Italie caused a triumphant arch to be set vp by the temple of â—uno Lucina in the which hee caused to bee engrauen his exploits and noble victories and the name of all the Consuls Dictators and gallant Romane captaines which he vanquished and slue at three great battels Tâ—ebeia Trasymene and Cannes which were set in Greek and Punicke letters for a memoriall of his being in Italie as a Trophie and a monument of his feats and victories against the Romanes The 17 Daie POlomie counted this day to be the equinoctiall of the spring being the fourth day of the creation of the world on the which day the Sunne the Moone and the starres were created This was the fifth and the last day of Quinquatria festa which was consecrated to Minerua in mount Caelio vpon the which day all the Trompeters should come to the said mount and there begin to sound from thence through all the streets of Rome sounding the Trompets vntill they came to the Capitol which was warning to the Senators the Cousuls and magistrates of Rome to come to the Capitol to finish the sacrifice of Quiâ—quatria into Minerua and to make an ende of the feast which is called Tubilusthium Of this day Ouid saith Summa dies â— quinque tuba lustrare canora c. Cornel. Scipio then Proconsuld in Africk in most solemne sort within a triumphant chariot came victor into Rome ouer the Africanes The same Scipio might be wel compared vnto Sesostris who for his victories and conquestes was called the Hercules of Egypt This Sesostris exceeded for his proâ—nesse and valure These lefâ— more trophes and monuments of his triumphes behind him in Egipt in Ethiopia in Asia and in Sâ—ithia then either Alexander or Cirus such 〈◊〉 Archers 〈◊〉 pillers of brasse coppâ—â— and of Iuorie according to the custome of Egypt This Sesostris carried kings captiues bound to his chariot from place in place whose monumentes after his death were by the priestes of Egypt so kept and defended that they would not permit Darius to haue his statue exected before Sesostris though Egypt was at that time 〈…〉 The courage of this Scipio in Carthage 〈…〉 Sardima and in all Africa seemed no lesse but that among a number of Romane Hercules which in Scipios daies florished in Rome he might chalenge 〈◊〉 ouer them all Selymus the Turke and second of that name satled from his 〈◊〉 of Constantinople towards the Ile of Melitea with a great and huge number of shippes and he bestowed there a whole Winters warre without anie conquest done at all In the warres which chaunced betweene the Romanes and the 〈◊〉 after much slaughter on both sides they agreed that there should bee three men vppon the Romans side and three also vppon the 〈◊〉 â—ide which should end this strife and finish this warre betweene them Three Romanes came into the â—ielde which were both horne at one birth beeing Brethren and called Horatij and the other three Sabines called Curiatij these were likewise bretheren in like sort borne 〈◊〉 one 〈◊〉 called â—rigemini fratres cousin germanes to the Romanes they fought it so valiantly that two of the Romanes 〈…〉 other Romans which liued who perceiuing their eagernes the Romane made as though he would flee and the Sabine that was not hurt followed him hard at the heeles the other being sore wounded
to perfourme some vowes made for victorie obtained In this feast Equiria the Romanes vsed after the race and running of horses or mules to tie flaxe to Foxes tailes and then to fire it and to let them runne and plaie their partes among the people with much mirth and sport which they call Vulpium combustio the burning of the Foxe Gregorie the fift of that name pope of Rome who iointly with Otto the second of that name Emperour appointed and ordeined first the electors of Germanie that should make choise of their Emperour so that by Otto the second and Gregorie the fift this order of election was made 1001. Mar. Scotus affirmeth that at the feast of Easter Ierusalem was taken and destroied by Titus the emperour at what time two hundred thousand Iewes perished by sword and famine an hundred thousand sould and nintie thousand dispersed into all partes of the world Uppon the 14. Calend of Maie the old Druydes vsed their sacrifice which was vnder an oke whereon grew Messelden there they caused diuers and sundrie kindes of meat for their feast and two white bulles to be brought forth bound the priest being the sacrificer all clad in white should clime vp to the tree with a bill or an axe in his hand to cut off the Messelden from the tree then offered they their sacrifice to the Goddes vppon an altar which they made and laying their handes vpon the altar according to their custome offered Messelden supposing it to bee a sure remedie for all kinde of poison and also a present cause in their beasts being barreÌ„ to becom fruitful Aâ—ter sacrifice done they sate vnder the oke and held their feast with their ceremonâ—es according to the custome and Lawes of the olde Druydes which were of all people most superstitious for in all Countries their chiefe and greattest men of honour in old time were religious men as among the Persians Magi among the Ethiopians Gymnosophistae among the Scythians Agrippei these were honored as goddes in their countrie for without the councell and aduise of these men no man in their countreies would presume to take anie thing in hand these were of such great credite and of such honour as you haue heard before of the aucthorities of the Priestes in Egypt of Augurers in Rome and of the old Philosophers in Greece they appointed their feastes and they instituted their Sacrifice and all other Ceremonies belonging vnto their Goddes The 19 daie ONe of the three daies in which the Israelites were in the wildernesse of Sur and found no water that they might drinke for it was so bitter vntil the Lord shewed vnto Moses a tree which hee commaunded to bee cast into the water and so the waters were made sweete Uppon the 24. day of the moneth called Nisan which is the ninteenth of Aprill at the great Hidekill which is Tigris in prophane histories appeared to Daniel at euen a man clothed in linnen whose loines were girded vp with fine gold of Uphaz his body like vnto the Turkis stoane his face was like lightning his eies were like vnto flames of fire his arms and his feet were like in coloure to pollished brasse and his voice was like vnto the voice of a great multitude he instructed Daniel concerning the kinges of Persea of Greece of Egypt and of Syria their continuance and ende their warres and gouernment c. read Daniel who is the verie grounde and center of all true chronicles concerning the three last monarchies of the world Otto the eight Emperoure of Rome after hee had slaine Galba and inuaded the Empire was by Vitellius at that verie instant made Emperour who by the armies of the Germanes was discomfited in a light skirmish at Hebriacus for verie sorrow and greefe smote himselfe into the hart with his owne dagger as vppon this day when hee had raigned but 86. yeares and 15. daies Phocas who sâ—ue and succeeded Mauritius the good Emperour betweene these two Emperours was great difference the one gouerned the empire discreetlie and most happie the other brought the empire by his slouthfulnes and lecherie into such weaknesse and infamie that nothing remained sound but the naked name of an Emperour and therfore was burned by Heraclius in a village not far from Constantinople but Gerardus mercator referreth it to the 27. of March whereof also I remember to make mention Philip surnamed Pulcher the 45. king of Fraunce enâ—ised Guide the Earle of Flaunders to send his daughter to Paris and willed 30 Noble men and 30 gentlewomen to accompanie her thether promising to marrie hir whom hee welcomed in this sort he drowned the Earles daughter with hir thirtie gentlewomen and hanged 30. noble men and within a while after the Earle of Flaunders him selfe was taken by deceipte of Carolus phillips brother and had the like entertanment hereby grew great and terrible warres in so much that philip was iustlie depriued out of his kingdome This day among the Egyptians was recorded in the bokes of their priesâ—es at Memphâ—s called of the Romanes Egyptiacus dies The 20 daie THe Senators were wont to meete altogether as vpon this day in the Capitoll and there both dined and supped that night feasting and banquetting in the honour of Romulus their first founder and first King Uppon this day it was not lawfull to kill any beast for sacrifice they kept it so solemne and so religious for Romulus was so fauoured among the olde Romanes that long after his death they named him Quirinus and sacrificed vnto him vnder that name Constantinus the fift surnamed Capronimus so called â—or that he defiled his crisme at the font when he was baptised signum impietatis futurae as Iustine saith this was the sonne of Leo Isaurius who abolished Idols and Images this Capronimus as vpon this day was by his father created Emperour with him to gouerne 720. Mauritius Emperour of Constantinople a Cappadocian borne of a poore Notarie became Emperour vanquished the Persians and the Armenians he repressed the Longobards in Italie and with many moe victories gouerned the empire with both courage and wisdome but for his extreame auarice not paying vnto the souldiers their wages he with his two sonnes Theodosius and Tiberius were slaine by Phocas that succeeded him as vpon this day of this he was admonished in sleepe by a dreame as Iustine and Scotus affirmeth 603. Heraclius the sonne of Heracleona Emperour of Constantinople vpon this daye got a triumphant victorie ouer the Persians with fire and sworde both in Persia and in Medea he let lose Romane captiues and prisoners 50 thousand hee persecuted their king Cosroes into Media burning killing this Heracliâ—s was the only scourge of Persea during whose time Cosroes could neuer gouerne his kingdome neither stay in Persea but from place to place persecuted by Heraclius vntil Cosroes was slaine by his owne sonne Hormisda to get his kingdome The 21 Day PLutarche in the life
of Romulus affirmeth that the building of Rome began vpon this day and that Romulus proportioned and measured the compasse of the wals and setled downe the plot of the citie which was in the beginning but a little thing and vpon that very daye that Romulus began to build Rome Numa Pomp. the second king that suceeded him was borne in Cures a towne of the Sabines Palilia festa in the honour of the goddesse Pales was celebrated of the Shepheards before the building of Rome by Romulus The Shepheards vsed in the dawning of this daye to decke and to adorne the sheepefolde with greene bowes and branches and with greene turffes with diuers kind of floures Likewise they cast squibbes and such other pretie deâ—ises with fire with much sport and pastime which feast of Shepheardes according to their custome was kept and solemnly celebrated vpon the same day that Rome was builded in the which feast it was not by the law of Numa Pomp. lawfull to offer any sacrifice of bloâ—d vnto Pales the goddesse of Shepheards that day for in those feasts that either a great citie was builded or a great prince borne no beast might be kilde no bloud might be sacrificed neither lawfull once to name the peculiar god of that place altogether like to the feast of Natalitia which is the feast of Natiuities and also like to the feast Terminalia which is celebrated to the God of Confines The sacrifice in this feast among the Shepheards were wafers garlike and new wine boiled This was first instituted by Romulus by the name of Natalitia and Pallilia was celebrated by the Shepheards before Rome was builded In the 1000. yeare after the building of Rome Philippus the first Christian Emperour of Rome together with his sonne Philip began their raigne in the second of their Empire some say they made great preparations and great solemnities of games and shewes at Rome with such pompe and magnificence as the like had not beene seene since the Consuls time he celebrated the games called Seculares ludi which were the onelie plaies of pompe and magnificence and were with great solemâ—itie plaide and it was the last time that Ludi seculares were plaide in Rome for those plaies were but sildome plaide Probus the 36. Emperour of Rome after he had raigned sixe yeares and three moneths a stoute and a iust Emperour expert in warfare and courteous in behauiour he was the last Emperour that triumphed in Rome afterward he was slaine at Syrmiuâ— in an vprore which grew among the Souldiers in an Iron tower as Scotus affirmeth but Onophrius referreth it to the 2. of December The renowned prince king Henrie the seauenth after long sickenesse deceased at Richmond as vpon this day but of some referred to the 22. of Aprill after he had raigned 23. yeares and eight moneths and on the ninth of Maye he was brought to Paules with many Nobles Knights and Gentlemen and a thousand torches burning before him on the morrow was buried at Westminster on the eleuenth of Maye in the new chappell which he had caused to be builded 1508. The 22 Daie HOnorius the sonne of Theodosius raigned Emperour of Rome in the same selâ—e yeare that Arcadius raigned Emperour in Constantinople and dyed as vpon this day after he had raigned with Arcadius thirteene yeares and with Theodosius lunior which was Arcadius sonne sixteene yeares in this Emperors time the booke which the Iewes call Talmud was made by two Rabbines of the Iewes as Platina and Scotus affirmeth but Onophrius referreth it to the fifteene of August 414. As vpon this daye in the Cittie of Florence in Italie being vpon the Sabbaoth day a company of factious Cittizens called Pactiana entred into the Church at masse time ran vpon the house and familie of Medeces 〈◊〉 Iulianus and wounded a Nobleman called Laurentius and many others among whome Laurentius escaped and made away with his weapon and hauing some aide by his good freends presently fought with them tooke them and hanged a number of them to the verie windowe of the towne court As Volat in his fiâ—t booke afmeth 1478. The 23 Daie THe feast called Vinalia priora was celebrated solemnized in Rome vpon this day to Iupiter and to Venus in this feast the Romanes vsed to take the first taste of their wine and to consecrate certaine vessels in sacrifice for Iupiter against the feast daye of Vinalia of this feast I shall speake more in an other place Mahomet the false prophet of the Saracens was borne vpon this day being then vpon Friday 593. and therefore the Arabians and the Sarazens obserue fridaye for their chiefest feast and they honour that daye as the Christians honour the Sabaoth which is Sunday they begin to acount their years from that day as we doe from the yeare of our Lord and Sauiour which they call Hegyra which is to them peculiar as to the Spaniards Aera or as indictions were now last the account of the Romans after their Lustrum or Consulatus Michael the fourth of that name Emperour of Constantinople sonne to Andronicus Senior surnamed Palaeologus was slaine vpon this daye 867. The 24 Daie AS vpon this daye Troye a most famous cittie in Asia was taken after ten yeares terrible warres betweene the Greekes and the Troians in this warre died the most part of the famous men that then flourished in all Greece and Asia and that for one lewd woman named Helena The historie is so well knowne that I neede not much to speake of it yet others referre it to another day which I in an other place haue layde downe more at large Anno mundi â—783 The Romans vsed as vppon this daye to celebrate an ancient feast called Lustria festa this feast had diuers kindes of vses and was celebrated of all kind of persons the captaines and the souldiers solemâ—ized this feaste in this sort They sounded their trompets most pleasantly at euerie chiefe place in the cittie at what time they did view their armories munitions engins and other preparations for warres and then came to the Temple of Mars and with great ioy feasted and after they vsed sacrifice vnto Mars Another kind of this viewing called Lustrum was vsed at the funerall of the dead emperors great generalles that died in the warres they would with great funerall pompe three times compasse the pile of woode being armed and with speares in their hands and shaking them with frowning lookes at the pile of wood as it were vppon an enemie of the countrie for it was appointed to burie the bodie of those Emperours kinges and princes they going procession like about the hearse wailing and lamenting the death of the Emperour do sing most tragicall verses in mournful manners shaking still their swords and speares and stamping the ground with their feet vntil the bodie be laid vpon the pile then they threw all sweet flowers spices and odors vpon
and his army ouerthrowne to the number of 20000 slaine and the king himselfe taken at Ticinum as Pau. Iouius affirmeth yet Functius saith in his table that he was at Pauia taken 1525. Ferdinandus archduke of Austria was crowned king of Bohemia as vpon this daye at Praga 1527. Charles the fift was on the same daye that hee was borne created Emperour of Germanie in Bohemia by Clement the seauenth of that name Pope of Rome 1530. Charles the fift after hee had resigned the Empire to his brother Ferdinandus who by the consent of the Electors was most solemnly crowned Emperor at Frankeford and receiued into the Empire with great pompe and roialty by al the states of Germanie while yet Charles the fift liued who shortlye after dyed and was with great funeral pompe buried at Angusta by his brother Ferdinandus 1559. The 25 Day THe feasts called Bachanalia and Dionisia were solâ—mnly on this day at Rome celebrated banqueting and feasting in houses of neighbours dauncing and leaping in streetes mirth and plaies euerie where the one in the honour of Bacchus the other in the honour of Appollo The feast Bacchanalia is mencioned set forth at large in diuers other places for that this feast was euerye where solemnized This daye was amongst the Egyptians in the Booke of the Priests at Memphis recorded and named Aegiptiacus dies Aurelius Antonius was adopted by Adrianus the Emperour heire to the Empire and tooke presentlie on him the office of Tribunus militaris Annius Verus and Aelius Adrianus bothe Emperours of Rome were adopted by Antonius Pius as heires to the Empire Geta being Caesar was by his owne brother Antonius after Emperor on his mothers lappe slaine Principatus nos admittit socios Hâ—rodian 213. 〈…〉 The 26 Daie _ 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 The 27 Daie 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 The 28. daie 〈…〉 stow it vpon the Romanes I wil here promise and vow before your deuine maiesties to erect you vp altars to build vp temples to make you publicke games and plaies with all worship honor and reuerence which shall be celebrated with feasts and sacrifices with all solemne pompe and glorie in Circomaximo at Rome after victorie had So likewise they vowed for the countrie for the health and sauegard of the people and for taking away any plague 〈◊〉 or any other extreme perill or danger they vowed and promised with all faith to perfourme these plaies called Votiur Iudi and therefore great examinations and search was made of the bishops by whom the licence and aucthority of these plaies were first graunted least thinges extra vota should be found vnperfourmed which the Romanes tooke to be a sacrilige for of all other thinges they perfourmed their vowes to their gods whether it were in feastes plaies or sacrifice Also in Rome as on this day were much vnseemly mirth with plaies and games most riotously feasting and banqueâ—ting called their Carnifex daies vsed in Uenice and in many other citties of Italie On this day Iunius Brutus the first Consull of Rome after the kings were exiled fighting hand to hand in armes with Aruntius Torquinius Superbus sonne killed one another at what time the Citisens and matrons of Rome mourned and lamented his death at what time Torquine the proud with all his friends and aide of Hetruria had the last ouerthrow 246 Lu Scipio surnamed Asiaticus for his great victorie ouer Antiochus the great triumphed most solemnlie with great pompe in the cittie of Rome out of Asia and therefore was named Scipio Asiaticus as his brother was by subduing of Haniball called Africanus 564. Carolus the 7. of that name king of Fraunce was borne on this day 142. Heraclius the 75. Emperor of Rome from Iulius Caesar died at Constantinople as vpon this day 638. Hildegardus the wife of Charles the great and first of that name king of Fraunce and also the first Emperour of Germanie died on this day 783. but Melanc saith the last of April Franciâ—cus the second of that name king of Fraunce was as on this day borne in Ambrosia 1517. this was son to Henrie the first who was father to the king of Fraunce Fridericus the seacond had a great ouerthrow at Parma 1248. at what time the towne was also burned The names of the noble Romanes which triumphed within this moneth of Februarie M. Valer. Coruus Tit. Coruncanus Fab. Pictor Q. Fab. maximus L. Aemil Regulus L. Cor. Dolabella Iunius Pera L. Papyrius M. Popil Lenas L. Ful. Coruus Q. Fab. â—ax Rullianus Q. Fa. Max. Gurges C. Claud. Caninus L. Anicius Gallus L. Aemyl Regillus M. Fulâ—â—â—s nobilior Ca. Sulp. Gallus C. Duâ—c Nepos L. Cornel. Lentulus M. Claudius Marlus Scipio Asiaticus The names of the feastes and sacrifices done at Rome during this moneth Februarie called Scebat with the Iewes with the Athenians Elaphoboleon Elaphebelea Lupercalia Parentalla Quirinalia Fornacalia Charistia Terminalia Vinalia Bachanalia Taurilia Equiria The names of the games and plaies which were at Rome together with their triumphes and feastes solemnized Ludi Gothici Ludi Geniales Ludi Apollinares Ludi Votini Mensis Februaij â—inis Of the moneth of March which with the Iewes is called Adar the tenth moneth with the Athenians called Munichion the 8. moneth and with the Aegiptians Pharmâ—noth their 7. moneth The 1. Day VPpon this day the Romanes began their yeare euen from Romulus his time by the name of Annus Romuli on which day the Senate had made a decree that the altars in the temple of Vesta should bee consecrated new fire should be solemnlie set vp by Vestals virgins with greene Lawrell braunches likewise in the howses of Flamines the priestes of Vesta and in the house of the king called rex facroum in the market place and in the senate house great solemnities of 〈◊〉 ceremonies of fire and of lawrell draunches with feastes and mirth and especially the sacrifices of the priestes Besides the Romanes kept a solemne feast called Consualia in memorie of the 600. Saâ—â—ne virgins who after they were violently rauished by the councell of Romulus war ensued and they with one consent entred â—aked into the field betweene the two armies the one side being their fathers the other their husbands and with tears entreated both parties and reconciled their husbands vnto their fathers and their fathers vnto their husbands this feast was called matronaâ—a festa this day the women vsed to serue their seruants at supper and the husbands presented their wiues with giftes and therefore it is called of some 〈◊〉 festa This moneth in old time was first dedicated vnto Minerua therefore they keepe a great feast called Quinquatria at what time the Romanes kept the feast of Ancylia when Salij should daunce vp and downe the streetes of Rome 〈◊〉 in their hands small round Targats which fell from the aire in the time of Numa Pompilius singing and calling out vpon the end
of euery verse on the name of Mammuris for it was he that had made that target Ancylia This very day also they vsed in Rome in the hill Exquilinus a solemne sacrifice vnto Iuno in hee owne Temple vpon the which day Iosephus saith that the 〈◊〉 dedication of the temple at Ierusalem after the captiuitie of Babilon was licenced and permitted by Daâ—ius The Greekes held a solemne feast vnto Diana with great ceremonies and sacrifices called Munichia on the which day it is supposed by some writers that the third floud was in Achaâ—a in Greece which continued two moneths and drowned all Helespont the next regions into Asia when Ogyges gouerned Athens and Bellochus in Aâ—â—yria On this daye diuers noble Romanes had their triumphes with great honour in Rome as Pub. Valerius Publiâ—ola the first Consul after the kings who triumphed ouer Torquinius his armie and ouer the Vients after the building of Rome 264. Also Lu. Cornelius Lentuâ—us triumphed ouer the Samuits and Lucans with much solemnitie after the building of Rome 476. So did Quintus Luctatius being Consul triumphe ouer the Phaliscans 512. Lu. Silla after he had subdued the most part of the Citties of Greece he laid siege to Athens tooke it and slue most cruellie the cittizens on this day Mar. Claudius Marcellus Consul of Rome triumphed with great glorie on this day ouer the Germanes and Frenchmen after Rome was builded 537. Cai. Plautius Decianus and Lu. Aemilius Mamertinus both Consuls of Rome who had a solemne triumphe graunted them by the Senators ouer the Prinernates after the building of Rome 424. Lodowick the ninth of that name king of Fraunce with his three sonnes and with a great armie saâ—led from Massilia into Affrica against the Sarazens ouer whom he had a great victorie in the yeare of Christ 1270. On this day Valerius Maximianus was by Dioclesian the Emperour made Caesar who for a time gouerned the empire ioyntly 290. Basilius Emperour of Constantinople died on this day he was a poore man in the beginning and after hee came to be a Chamberlaine to the emperour Michael whom this Basilius slew and after gouerned the Empire 889. As on this day Franâ—iscus Guisius sâ—ue in Vasseio a towne of France 200 Frenchmen for religion in the church as they serued God 1562. The 2 Day AMongst the Romans the second day of March was counted a dismall day which they called Ater dies for the Romans as you heard recorded their fortunate dayes according to the euents of fortune and the actions of time On this day a great battell was fought in Saxonia at what time Albertus the Marquesse of Bâ—andâ—nburge was taken and his armie vanquished by Iohn Fridercus one of the empire 1547. The 3 Daie AS on this day the olde Romanes examined the numbers of the Sâ—nators placing and displacing by the consent of the two Consuls and the two 〈◊〉 of the Souldiers and of the people where by they might haue Seâ—atus legittimus Carolus duke of Bâ—rgundie with all his armie was ouerthrowne in a great battell at Graâ—sen by the Heluetians on this day 1476. Iohannes Fridericus Elector of Saxone died 1554 and Leo the tenth of that name a Florentine borne was elected pope of Râ—me 1513 against this Pope Martin Luther began to write and to set open the Church Râ—me to all men Lyâ—cost writes that on this daye little children came in to our Saâ—iour Christ to bee touched at what time hee rebuked the Desciples for the keeping backe of them The 4 Daie THis day among the Iewes was heauie and vnfortunate for Hamon had gotten from the King Assuerus licence to kill all the Iewes within his dominions and prouinces at what time Hester fasted for the Iewes and great sorrow was made by Hester and her nephue Mardocheus this 〈◊〉 â—â—ste Iudeorum festum but this sad daye was turned into a â—â—yfull day as you shall reade in another place Iudas Machabeus also made this day among the Iewes to be recorded most fortunate for he slew the great armie of Antiochus and the great blasphâ—mer Nicanor Antâ—ochus generall and hanged vp both his wicked hands which he held vp against the Temple and also his blasphemous 〈◊〉 on the walles of Hierusalem before the Temple of Salomon reade this historie in the second booke and last Chapter of the Machabes Au Manlius Torquatus surnamed Aâ—ticus at what time he was Consul at Rome triumphed with great honour ouer the Phalisses after the building of Rome 512. As on this day Iehoakin King of Iuda after he had beene carried captâ—â—e with diuers of his nobles among whome Daniel and his fellowes were also brought to Baâ—ilon he was deliuered out of prison by Euilmedorach king of Babilon after Nabuchodonosors death and was princely entertained with roiall garments and sitting at the Kings table all the dayes of his life Some thinke that vpon this day was the resurrection of our Sauiour Christ Iesus The 5 Day AS on this day the Iewes held a ioyfull feast called Festum sortium appointed by Mardocheus in memory of the suddeÌ„ alteration of their sadnesse and sorrowe being all then appointed for the sworde by the meanes of Hamon and now conuerted into ioye and solace for the escaping of their present danger at what time the Iewes slew 75000 Pagans and Heathens which were apointed in armes to destroie the Iews were woont to feast vpon this day in their church and when they heard of Hamons name Scamna pugnis malleis pulsant Reade the historie of Hester 9. Likewise vpon this day in the Cittie of Rome the old Romanes celebrated with great solemnitie sacrifice to the Goddesse Isis in memorie of their often prosperous sayling called Nauigium 〈◊〉 Lu. Papyrius at what time he was dictator of Rome triumphed ouer the Samnits with great pompe and glorie into Rome 429. And after him Caius Papyrius maso Consul of Rome most solemnlye triumphed from mount Albanus into Rome ouer the people called Corses 522. C. Fabricius Luscinius being Consul at Rome had a triumphe graunted him by the Senators with much pompe and honor ouer the Lucanes Brutianes and also ouer the Samnits at one time 471 yeares after the building of Rome Of this great triumph Liui speaketh of Likewise on this daye triumphed Lucius Aemilius Papus then Consul of Rome ouer the Frenchmen 528 years after the building of the Cittie of Rome And Câ—â—manlius being then Pâ—oconsul of Rome triumphed ouer the Frenchmen in Asia so that vpoâ— this day at sundrie seuerall times fiue solemne great triumphes were kept and solemnized in the Cittie of Rome A great oâ—er throw was giuen vpon this daye to the Sarazâ—ns at the â—oâ—ne called Nicea by the Christians 1097. Odoacer who made himselfe king of Italie after the Empire fell from Rome was vanquished and slaine in his owne house by Theodoricus King of the Gotes at Rauena 492. Fredericus the first of that name was as
this day elected and created emperour of Rome after his fathers death where he raigned 15. yeares hee made his sonne Lodowick the second of that name his fellowe to gouerne with him in the empire Lodowick the 9. king of Fraâ—ce sailed as vpon this day from thence into Asia with a verie great armie to ease the christians being much vexed and afflicted by the Saracens and afterward returned safe and sound into Fraunce againe as Functius saith but others said that he was taken by the Saracens in Damiata 1250 Charles the fourth of that name and sonne to Iohn king of Bohemia was as on this day crowned emperour of Germany which Lodowick Bauarus being aliue had raigned Emperour 32. yeares tooke it so greeuouslie that Charles should be emperour during his life that falling downe from his house on hunting died more for sorrow of the empire then for the fall 13â—5 Upon this day Charles the 5. entred into the citie of Rome accompanied with pope Iulie the 3. who with great triumphe was receiued of the citizens where for a time hee remained to consult with the Pope of all estates of Christendome in matters of state and religion Philip king of Spaine that now is proclaimed peace vppon this day at Bridges betweene Henrie the second of that name king of Fraunce and himselfe 1559. The 6. daie AS vpon this day the magistrats of Athens did examine and visit the whole citie in that sort that the Romans afterward vsed in their Lustrum euerie fift yeare with the Greeks called penrerides In Greece they celebrated a feast in memorie of Dianas birth which fel vpon this day in which feast no sacrifice might be offred of blood but the feast was solemnized with wafers fine cakes and wine they sacrificed fraÌ„kinsence sweet odors and spices besydes they should honor this feast with all kind of delicate sweete flowers and adorne their Idols with all garlands for in this feast all ioyes and mirth was solemnized with musicke dauncing and feasting but no killing of anie liuing beast vppon this day and therefore it is called Hylaria festa Some also hold opinion that the birth day of Alexander the great and his death was vppon this day but better referred vnto the 8. of Iune Likewise that learned Philosopher Socrates the Athenian died vpon this day as Plutarch supposeth The second circumcision was by Iosua performed by the commaundement of God in Gilgar for now they had left off 40 yeares after the first circumcision and Iosua made him sharpe kniues as the Lord commaunded him and circumcised all those which were borne in the wildernesse after they came out of Egipt for all their olde Captaines and the Isralits that came out of Egipt were circumcised in the wildernesse and for their disobedience to God they died euery one sauing Caleb and Iosua they rebelled against God and contemned Moses for they remained 40. yeares in the wildernesse Our Sauiour Christ returning into Hierusalem curssed the Figge tree for his barrennesse at what time he entred into the temple and taught there and stope the mouth of the Saduces and Phariseis and returning to mount Oliuer tooke occasion by beholding of the Temple to prophesie the destruction both of the cittie and of the world M. Aurelius Antonius Bassianius which is also named Caracalla died on this daye at Edessa when he had raigned sixe yeares and two months Pantaleon saith that he was both borne and dead as vpon one day 218. The 7 Daie THe Athenians vsed vpon this daye to celebrate the feast of Thargelia in the honour and memorie of Apollo also the feast called Carnia was also solemnized in Cirena to Phoebus which is called Apollo and taken for the Sunne for the Sun was worshipped by so many names that almost in no countrie the Sunne escapeth without feasts and sacrifices with all kind of solemne worship doone vnto him for he is worshipped with the Greekes by the name of Phoebus with the Latins by the name of Apollo with the Egiptians by the name of Serapis with the Persians by the name of Onamasdris c. Christ our Sauiour being in Bethania in the house of Simon the lepor at what time the woman powred vpon his head a box full of pretious ointment where Iudas â—he 〈◊〉 was angrie for the waste thereof Zeno surnamed Isauricus a deformed man and base borne was by Leo Iunior his owne father made Emperour 490. who vsed the Empire more liker a tyrant then a Emperour in whose time Constantinople was set on fire and the most part thereof burned at what time 120 thousands bookes were quite burned to ashes amongst which bookes Homers poems were being written with goulden letters In testino draconis of 120 foote long he died very poore as Iustine others affirme Charles the eight of that name king of Fraunce died suddenlie vpon this day at Ambrose 1497. leauing no lawfull heires behinde him to succeed and therefore Lewes the 12. of that name succeeded the 59 king of Fraunce this king was called Pater populi the last king before the stocke of Valoyes became to be king of Fraunce Anastasius the 40 Bishop of Rome after the Apostles was elected vpon this day who instituted that no lame impotent or maimed person should be admitted to minister in the Church and this Bishop also commaunded that men should stand vp at the reading of the Gospell 398. The 8 Daie VPon this daye the Romanes vsed a great triumphe with pompe and solemnitie and with plaies in memorie of Iuba king of Numidia by Augustus Caesar then conquered and brought to triumphe 45. A disâ—â—all day and vnfortunate among the Iewes for that vpon this day the K. Assuerus otherwise called Darius Hisdaspis king of Persea made a lawe and a decree by his cheefe counceller Haman that all the Iewes being euery where scattered in these his kingdomes which were a 127 prouinces should be destroyed and slaine both man woman and childe and therefore this day was among the Iewes named Luctuosus Iudeorâ—m dies In the temple at Ierusalem about nine of the clock at night shined such a light so bright about the cheefe altar that it seemed to be day the brasen gates of the temple of their owne accord opened and many woonders seene The 9 Daie THe charge and manner of eating the Passeouer which was to be kept in the 14 daye of the first moneth which is Nisan at euen the first day of the feast of vnleauened bread for this feast continued with the Iewes seauen dayes this was celebrated in memorie of their deliuerance at that night when all the first borne of Egipt man and beast were slaine by the Angell of the Lord and in the remembrance of the bloud of the lambe which the Iewes sprinkled vpon the doores as a warning to the Angell to spare the Iewes of this feast of Passeouer the first was
in Egipt vnder Pharao the second in Ierusalem vnder king Ezechias the 3. and last vnder our Sauiour Christ at his death Againe in the second yeare after the Israelits came out of Egipt vpon the selfe same day in the wildernesse of Sinay the people of Israell celebrated the feast of the Passeouer by the commaundement of the Lord vnto Moses at euen of the 14. day of the moneth In Rome vpon this day Cerelia festa were most solemnlye with great ceremonies after their auncient custome celebrated in the honor of their goddesse Ceres vpon that day also the old Romans appointed with pompe and state great plaies called Circenses ludi to the same selfe goddess In this feast the most statelie magnificent shewes of all other solemne games were plaid in the great roome called Circus Maximus this was seâ— foorth cheefely by the triumphant emperors dedicated to Iupiter for their victories and before the Emperors by the Câ—â—suls and Dictators for before they went into the battell they would go into the Capitoll and after sacrifice and due ceremonies done vnto Iupiter they vowed if the gods would graunt them victorie to celebrate publike plaies in this place Circo Maximo which contained in length three furlongs of breadth one furlong madâ— and enlarged by Caesar the Dictator the buildings and seates which were made for the people to sit and to behold the games amounted to the number of 200060. seates The 10 Day THe Isralits departed from Rameses a citie in the land of Gosan the 15. daye of the first moneth which the Iewes call Nisan on the morrow after the passeouer vnder the conducting of Moses and Aaron after that God had plagued the Egiptians and had smitten the first borne within all Egipt and God spared not the cheefe rulers and in remembrance of this their deliuerance and going out of Egipt and from the tyramite of Pharao God commaunded to sanctifie the first borne vnto him aswell of men as of beasts the number that came out of Egipt were 600000 beside women and children this was doone 2. Die Azinorum God gaue the citie of Iericho vnto Iosua and Iericho was taken after Iosua had gone about the citie sixe dayes as the Lord had commaunded him and the seauenth day Iosua compassed Iericho seuentimes and the seauen priests that bare the Arke should sound their seauenth trumpet of Rams hornes a long blast and all the people shall shoute and then the walles of Iericho shall fall 2494. Christ Iesus our Sauiour by all probable reason of some of the best Astronomers did offer vp himselfe vpon the crosse to God his father vpon this day for our sinnes and transgression Some also of the Fathers holde opinion that Adam was created vpon this daie and that our Sauiour Christ tooke flesh of the Uirgin Marie vpon the same daye that he dyed Upon this daye Septinâ—ius Seuerus the 21 Emperour of Rome was borne in a Towne called Lepos in a Prouince of Affricke 195. Also Theodosius Iunior the sonne of Arcadius the Emperour was borne vpon this day 401 in the declining state of the empire there were three Theodosij the first of them was a noble Emperour out of the house and progenie of Traiane to whome he was most like in manners and conditions and all his life was resembled to Traianas life his victories were such that he merited to be called Theodosius the great Lewis surnamed Balbus the 26. king of Fraunce after hee had raigned 2 yeares died as on this day 879. Rossana a cittie of Assiria with all the villages and townes within thirtie miles about were by a great earthquake shaken downe to the ground also the great temple called Sophia at Constantinople with manie townes and buildinges of the cittie were ouerthrowen vpon this day by that earthquake 1556. Lodowick Duke of Millaine was taken by the French men and brought to Fraunce captiue vnto Lewis the 12. king of Fraunce 1500. Eight yeares before this died Laurentius Medices duke of Florence as vppon the same day 1492. The 11. daie THis was the third day of the feast of the vnleuened bread and the second day after the Israelites had departed out of Egypt at what day the Israelites remoued from Sucoth to the desart of Ethan in the edge of the wildernes not far from the red sea In the 16. of Nisan which is the eleuenth of April Ezechia king of Iuda sanctifyed the house of the Lord in the eight day and made an ende in the sixteenth in the which day Ezechias the king brought seuen Oxen seuen â—ams seuen sheep and seuen goats to be a sinne offering for the kingdome for the sanctuarie and for Iuda and their blood were sprinckled vpon the Altar and the Leuites with Cymbals Psalteries and harps and all instruments of Dauid and the Priestes held the trompets and the sonnes of Aaron were commaunded to offer these on the Altar of the Lord. As vppon this day the noble Roman Milo was condemned to 〈◊〉 at Rome for the killing of Claudius at what time Cicero pronounced an eloquent orationin the behalfe of Milo fifteen yeares before the birth of Christ. Selymus the ninth Emperour of the Turkes began his empire vpon this day at what time his father Baiazeth was poisoned by a Iewish phisition 1512. fyue yeares after hee had subdued Siria and conquered Egypt looke Alcairon which is called Meniphis the chiefest cittie of Egypt and tooke also their king Soldanus and haled him through the streetes of Alcairon by a rope after he commaunded him that he should be hanged in the chiefest gate of the cittie Iulius the second pope of Rome was vanquished by Lewis the eleuenth king of Fraunce at Rauenna where the pope lost 16. thousand souldiers and at that battaile Leo the tenth which was elected Pope would vppon that day be crowned pope to chaunge the vnfortunate day to bee fortunate some referre this day to be the 27. of March As on this day Lewis of Burbonie prince of Condie conâ—erred with the peeres of France at Aurelia about religion which was in question 30. yeares before at Ratisbone by Charles the fifth at what time they consulted to take a voiage against the Turke and this continued the space of a whole yeare and ended as vppon this day 1542. As vppon this day three sonnes and two Rainbowes were seene in the skies at Uenice The 13 daie THis was the fourth day of the vnleuened bread the third day after the Israelites had gone out of Egypt and the 4. day Pharo made readie to march after them for Moses had brought the bones of Ieseph out of Egipt for so Ioseph willed and made the children to sweare that they should take his bones away with them and the Lord went before them by daie in a piller of a cloud and by night in a piller of fire The Iewes held another feast called festum manipuli
at that time with great solemnitie was according to the commaundement kept at Ierusalem of the often inuation spoile destruction of Ierusalem you shall many times heere for it was destroyed fiue times first by the Egiptians they by the Chaldeans and after by the Romans c. The Frenchmen after many harde conflicts by the Germans and the Germans by the Frenchmen as vpon this day through the aid of the Hâ—luetians vanquished and ouerthrew the imperiall armie of Charles the fift in Pedemontana at what time the Frenchmen got such a victory yet to their smart insomuch that Charles the Emperour and Frances Valoys the French king were both contented to conclude a peace 1544. Leo the fourth Emperor of Rome in the fift and last yeare of his raigne at the earnest sute and request of his Nobles and also of the people elected and made his sonne Constantine the seauenth of that name his fellow Emperour to gouerne with him in the empite which was the onely sure way to staye himselfe in the empire being matcht with his sonne as it was the costome and manner of the Romane Emperours to do 776. Philip a verye yâ—ong man in the 20. yeare of Lodowike â—urnamed Craâ—sus was crowned king of Fraunce vpon the sixteene kalend of Maye which is the foureteene day of Aprill 1128. The 15 Daie THis was the seauenth day and last of the feast called vnleauened after the Israelits passed through the red sea and had giuen thankes to God for their deliuerance they came to the wildernesse of Sin which is betweene Elim and Sinai where they wandred three dayes murmering against God and Moises who tooke them from the flesh pots of Egipt at what time Quales couered their tents and Manna couered the ground so GOD pleased then their humors and yet were these people not pleased Numa Pompilius the second king of Rome instituted a feast to appease the goddes at what time the plague fell vpon their cattell this feast was called Fordicidia in which feast it was not lawful for the priests to offer no sacrifice but pregnantem bouem at what time the Idols of their housholde gods which were called Lares had vpon them a long robe made of Dogges skins and crowned with a Garland made of sweete flowers to whome sacrifice was offered with corne and Frankencense for their Idols were kept in their houses and in theyr gardens to driue sprites away and to watch their houses from any harme or danger that might happen in the night time Pipinus sonne to Charles the great king of Fraunce and Emperour of Rome was crowned king of Italy by his father and Lodouicus surnamed Pius his other sonne who succeeded him both in the Empire and in the kingdome of Fraunce was made king of Aquitania 781. Romanus Argyropylus Emperour of Constantinople when he had raigned fiue yeares and sixe moneths died vpon this daye Iustine saith that he was through treason drowned where he hathed himselfe 1033. Henrie the sixt of that name was crowned Emperour of Rome by Pope Celestinus with great pompe and solemnitie this was sonne to Fredericke surnamed Barbarossa who raigned 38 yeares Emperour during which time this Henrie was crowned king of Rome 1191. Balduinus first Earle of Flaunders and after was elected Emperour of Constantinople after he had raigned scant one yeare leauing the Empire to his brother Henrie who succeeded him and raigned after him sixe yeares 1205. I find in some Chronicle that Charles the seauenth king of Fraunce as vpon this daye gaue a great ouerthrowe to the Englishmen in Normandy but it was well requited for Henrie the sixte king of England in the tenth of this Charles his raigne was crowned king of France in their cheefe Church at Paris Functius could say no lesse with wounds and calamities enough to requite the first ouerthrowe so that Victor became Victus 1450. The 16 Daie I Finde not much that were doone vpon this daye worth the writing sauing of the death and election of some Bishops of Rome amongst whom Anicetus the tenth bishop of Rome suffered death vnder the emperour Seuerus this Bishop instituted that no priest should haue a beard nor let his hatre to growe long 160. Lodowicke Countie of Helsfenstein was most cruellye murthered and slaine in an vprore of the Countrie men in Sueuia but after they were like sheepe slaine in manye places of Germanie for the same 1525. I reade that in Scythia they were wont to celebrate a feast once a yeare in the moneth Thargelion to worship and to honour Mars his sworde in the which beside the sacrificing of a horse they vsed this ceremonie to lay the sword of Mars called Acinax as Mercuries sword was called Harpen vpon a pile of wood vnto the which the Scithians did more reuerence then to anye of their other gods and did sacrifice vnto this sword of euerie 100 prisoner one as the beastes were saficed but in this maner first they powred wine vpon the heads of the prisoners that should be slain in sacrifice after they tooke them into a certaine great vessell where they were slaine and from thence caried to the place where Mars his sword was put vp and taking the bloud of the sacrificed men they powred it vpon the sword of Mars for among the Scythians the chiefe seruice is to drincke of the blood of the first man that they kil of their enemies and to bring his head to the king of whose scull if hee be a great man the king doth drinke of The 17 Day VPon this daie the Iewes were wont to celebrate a feast in memorie of their Passouer which they vsed for a long time after the departing of the Israelites out of Egipt this was called Festum vincite in remembrance of the noble victorie and glorious triumph they had ouer Pharo with all his peers nobles and al the force and power of Egipt at what time the read sea was appointed by God to make an end of Pharos tyrannie and to giue his people victorie Felicianus with his naked sword in his hand most cruelly wounded Carolus king of Hungarie beeing at meat at one table with him and had then slaine him had hee not bin saued by the companie which were with him conuersant at the Table 1330. Martin Luther being as on this day before Charles the 5. and all the states of Germanie shewed and opened the falshod the abhominations and wickendes of the Romane religion of their indulgences and defended most syncerely this religion It is written that as vpon this day the sea brake into Flanders and drowned an hundred thousand people beside the losse of Cattels infinit number the like hath not bin seene before as Munster affirmeth he 18 Daie THe feast Equiria was celebrated with great solemnitie at Rome as vpon this day in Circo maximo with other pastimes and plaies called Circenses ludi which were alwaies appointed
cittie of Rome were great games and solemne shewes which continued 6. daies either in remembrance of anie great victorie had ouer the enemie or in memory of some kingdom gotteÌ„ to the Empire of Rome or for some great fortune past The Romans were wont vpon those daies to celebrate with great pomp and solemnitie games or plaies called Ludi magni as these games Circences Cereales Seculares and yet counted one of the vnfortunate daies among the Romanes Aulus Manlius being then consul of Rome when he had waged battail against Phalisa a wealthie citie in Italie he wan it within 9. daies siege where he slue 15. thousand the residue hee graunted life vnto ouer whom he had a triumph graunted by the Senate 512. Anacletus the third bishop of Rome the successor of Linus who succeeded Peter the Apostle if at anie time Peter was bishop of Rome this Anacletus raigned Bishop 12. yeares and two moneths hee ordained that a Bishop should be consecrated by the three Bishops and a priest should be made by one Bishop Carolus the second of that name king of Neaples after he had raigned 25. years died after whom succeeded Robertus 1308. The 5 daie VPon this day Noah had warning to make the arke as God commaunded him saying make thee an arke of Pine tree pitch it within and without the length thereof shall bee 300. Cubites the breadth 50. and the height of the arcke shall bee thirtie c. a windowe of a cubite length and two dores in the syde of the arke and three loftes one aboue another Carolus the great and first of that name king of Frannce and after emperour of Germanie was intreated by Pope Hadrian the first of that name and the 29. pope to come vnto Italie against the Longobards who much molested the Romane state at what time Charles ouerthrew their army and banished Desiderius their king who after yeelded himselfe to Charles and so finished the kingdome of the Longobards which continued in Italie 204 yeares and brought them subiect to the crowne of Fraunce Cazimirus king of Polonia in the 25. yeare of his raigne was by treason poisoned and on this day died 1194. This Cazimirus had four prouinces within Russia hee vanquished the Prussians and brought the Russians subiect to Polonia as Functius saieth Augustinus first a great philosopher and then a great heretick being the reader of the rhetoricke lector in Millaine by often hearing of Ambros his sermons then Bishop of Millaine and by often conferring was conuerted vpon this daie as Vincentius affirmeth vnto Gods church and became the onely doctor of the Latine church at what time raigned in Rome Gratianus and Valentianus emperours 373. Vincentius saith that hee was after disciple to Ambrose and was made bishop of Hipponia in Africk The 6 Daie VPon this day Pau. Iouius affirmeth that the citie of Rome togither with pope Clement the 7. of that name was taken and spoiled by the imperiall armie of Germanie by the Spaniards aide at what time Charles duke of Burbonie was shot through and â—laine at that assault The 7 daie 〈…〉 Ides of May are consecrated larideâ— to the houshold Gods at what time they vsed solemne 〈◊〉 with such 〈◊〉 and ceremonies as vppon this day the bakers of Rome did vse to crowne their Asses with bread made of dough and made garlandes likewise of Oken boughes about their Asses neckes and in the which feast the bakers of Rome were wont to sacrifice vnto their domesticall Idols called Lares new bread and fine flower this was a great festiual day among the bakers and with great solemnitie in Rome obserued Caiâ—s Sulpitius Petitus hauing bin three seuerall times consull at Rome and after made dictator who in his office of Dictatorship did triumph ouer the Gaules being afterward called Frenchmen Likewise Q. Fabius Vibulanus an excellent Romane of that time before ten Commissioners called Decemuiri were created seauen yeares and within 50 yeares of the last ouerthrow of Torquinus Superbus the seauenth and last king of Rome triumphed ouer the people called Aqui 294. yeares after the building of Rome Titus the sonne of Vespasian the emperour a man worthy of admiration and full of good vertues called homini deliciâ— being with his father at the assaulting of Ierusalem shot 12. arrowes and â—lue with euerie arrow one of the Iewes he was wont to saie that day was lost in the which hee gaue nothing for hee would say that no man ought to depart from an emperour sad or sorrowful vpon this day through his great agillitâ—e and courage first woon the walles for Ierusalem was stronglie walled by reason of so long warres for it was fiue times conquered Otto the second sonne to Otto the first Emperour of Germanie was elected king at Vuormatia and was crowned Emperour at Rome and raigned with his father 6 yeares and after his fathers death 10. years he maried Theophania daughter to Io. Zimisces Emperour of the Grecians for the emperour of Constantinople was so called he subdued Henrie duke of Bauaria and had good successe against the Greekes and also against the Saracens hee wasted and spoiled the most part of Bohemia he brought his armâ—e against Lotarius the 33. king of Fraunce hee burned and destroied vnto the verie cittie of Paris and also burned the suburbes of Paris he died at Rome poisoned by the Italians for his too much seueritie 〈◊〉 gouernment as is thought 984. Likewise Ladislaus the third and sonne to Emericus the 16. king of Hungaria after he had raigned scant one yeare died as Functius saith the seauenth Calend of September Bonfinus affirmeth that he raigned 16. yeares who in this is before Functius to be beleeued for his decades do entreat only of Germany The 8 Daie THis day was an vnfortunate day among the Romans for the first day of euery moneth after the Nones is recorded vnluckie for some great ouerthrowe which the Romans vpon this day sustained The Uirgins of Rome as vpon this daye in the temple of S. Michael vsed in old time to be married for that the Romans suppose that Michaell the Archangell appeared in that place where they then builded and dedicated a temple in memory thereof in the suburbes of Rome and therefore all the maides of Rome made choise of this day to marrie Henrie sonne to Frederike the second of that name Emperour of Germanie being yet but a boye in Colonia was by his father the emperor caused to be crowned king of Rome and after sent him to Calabria to see good order and peace kept 1222. As vpon this day Letters came from Artaxerxes king of Persia vnto Themistocles at Magnesia to leauie souldiers to assemble Captaines and charging him straightly to haue an eye to the Grecians armie according to his promise made vnto Artaxerxes when he was banished from Athens at what time he was taken into such fauour with the king of Persia as he graunted
camped before the Lord there the Lord commaunded Moses to sanctifie the people and that they should be ready vpon the third daie to heare the Lord saying you shal bee vnto mee a kingdome of priests and an holy people In the first day of the thirde moneth the word of the Lord came to the prophet Ezechiel who spake vnto Pharao king of Egypt Assur is a Cedar in Libanon with faire braunches and thicke bowes of a high stature all the foules of the aire made their nestes in his braunches all the beastes of the field brought forth their yong vnder his bowes and vnder his shadow dwelt all mightie nations thus the Prophet setteth foorth the prosperitie of the Assirians and prophesieth a like distruction vnto them both Germanicus the sonne of Drusus and father to Caius Caligula which was the fourth emperour of Rome had a solemne triumph graunted him at Rome ouer the Cheruscians Angriuarians the Catteians and ouer the nations that dwelt as farre as Albis This Germanicus chaunged the name of the moneth September to be Germanicus as Iulius Caesar and his nephew Augustus changed the two monethes before called Quintilis and Sextilis to Iuli and August after their names which still continued but Germanicus after his death y â— moneth called Germanicus recouered his first name which was September Malancthon in his fourth booke saieth that vpon this daie Lotarius King of Fraunce also emperour of Germany was fought withal by his brethren in this great battaile all the whol stock af Charles the great were slaine for it is set downe that aboue 100000 were on both parties slaine of this day writers varie some referring it to the 11 of Maie and some to other daies 841. Ladiâ—laus sonne to Charles third King of Sicilia entred Rome in armes threw downe Adrian the emperors pillers raised many auncient monuments and got the possession of the Cappitoll but by the meanes of Paulus Visinus a noble Romane who ayded pope Gregory the 7 Rome was recouered and Ladislaus put to flight 1410. Upon this day Basilius Macedo of a poore boy became one in Michaell the emperors chamber and whome the emperor often times commanded to be slaine for he had some diffidence in Basilius yet he was slaine by this Basilius and after was crowned Emperour of Constantinople such was the state of emperours in those daies 870. Alphonsus king of Arragon besieged Iohanna queene of Naples in the castle at Capua but he was thence remoued put to flight at that time but with in a while after he tooke Neapoles and subdued Apulia and draue their king Reuatus to forsake his kingdome and after comenced warres against the Florentines 1443. The 27 Daie GReat solemnities sacrifices rites and cerimones were in Rome on this day in the temples of welthe honor vertue three goddesses among the Romans of great authoritie whom they celebrated with seuâ—rall seruises according to their custome The people of Israel being sanctified and their cloathes washed also hauing abstained from their wines being commaunded the second day to be ready for the next morning at what time God appeared in thunder and lightning commaunding the priests and the people not to touche the hill least they should perish The birth day of Antonnius surnamed Geta sonne to Septimius Seuerus the 21. Emperour of Rome who was slaine by his brother Antoninus Caracalla in his mothers lap 213. Spartianus referreth this to the first of Iune Lewis the 12. was as on this day with great ioy and gladnesse of all the kingdome of Fraunce elected king after his Father Charles the eights death as Aemilius affirmeth 1497. Some say that he was crowned vpon the very same day in the yeare following The 28 daie THis was the third daye wherein Moises and Aaron were commanded by the Lord to coâ—e to mount Sinai and the people to stand at the foote where they sawe the thunder and lightning and the noise of the trumpet and the mountaine smoking and the Lorde deliuered vnto Moises the second table of the commaundements As vpon this day the games and plaies called Fabrici ludâ— the feastiuall day of Smithes who met vpon the Theators and made a common feast together with great pompe which they sacrificed vnto Vulcan with all solemne ceremonies according to their supersticious customes Titus the sonne of Vespasian the 11 Emperour of Rome after he had liued 42. yeares died in the third yeare and eight moneth of his raigne at the same manner place where his father the good Emperour Vespasian died this emperor builded the Theator at Rome yet Sueto and others referre his death with more reason to the 13. of September 83. The Cathedrall Church at Misena when they sang Te deâ—m for ioye and gladnes of the taking of the Elector the author of a great commotion where many were slaine and the church burnt vnto the very ground by lightning 1547. The 29 Day AS vpon this daye Octauius Augustus M. Antonius and M. Lepidus three meÌ„ called Triumuiri after some bibering betweene Octauius and Antonius were made by the meanes of Lepidus friends after which all three ioyned their forces together against the Cittie of Rome at what time diuers of the Senate were banished and many that had beene Consuls were slaine as Cicero and diuerse other noble men The famous Cittie of Constantinople after long warres and often repulses giuen was vpon this day being on the feast of Penticoast by Mahomet the second of that name and the sixt Emperour of the Turkes taken and the head of Constantius then Emperour being slaine at that assault as hee fled set vpon a long pole and carried through the Cittie of Constantinople Philippus Valesius the 49. king of Fraunce and the first king of the house of Valoyes was with great pompe and solemnitie crowned as vpon this daye king of Fraunce during this kings raigne Fraunce had most terrible wars with England and since Fraunce neuer had the like since the Romane warre this is called with writers Atrox cruentum funestum bellum 1328. The 30 Day BErna a towne of Heluetia was besieged as vpon this daye by Rodulphus countie of Haspurge who after 12 yeares of interregnum which was with out y â— Empire was elected emperor of Germanie not by the Pope of Rome crowned but by the Bishop of Lusitania for said he manie emperours went into Italie with an huge armie few or none retorne resiting the fable of the foxe being desired by other beastes to come to visit the Lion being sicke I wish him wel sayd the foxe but I passe not for the sight of him I saw the steps of many going in but I saw the steps of none comming out 1287. The 31 Daie THe Iewes kept the feast called Pentecost on the 6. daie of the third moneth called Syuan which was 50. daies after the feast of the first fruites In this feast they
and al were consumed and the vestall virgins forced to 〈◊〉 with the Idol of Vesta with them The play and games called Piscatorij which were celebrated in the fields of Mars as on this day by the fishmongers at Rome with their deuised mirth and sportes according to their custome The 8. daie AFter that Theseus had killed Scyron the Arcadian wrastling with him and a litle after slue Demastes in the citie of Herionia a great tirant imitating in al pointes Hercules who sacrificed Busirus and Aper cruell tyrants enen so Antheus the 8. daie of Hecatombeon at what time he saw his father Aegeus but of this Theseus and his exploits hereafter you shall read more In Vienna a towne in Austria a great meeting of the peers of Germanie with all the imperial state at what time the chiefe noble men of Austria ordained great games and plaies with great pompe and solemne shewes both on horsebacke and on foot which continued as Pantaleon saith the whole moneth of Iune at the which plaie Ferdinandus the Emperour brother to Charles the 5. was present 1559. Uppon this day Isacius Commenus was crowned Emperour of Greece by the Patriarch then of Constantinople and became afterward vngracefull to the Patriarch This Emperour after he had raigned two yeares and three moneths tooke the habit of a Munck vppon him and gaue vp the empire vnto Constantine Ducas and so afterward hee liued a monasticall life 1059. The 9. Day A Great feast in Rome was as vppon this day celebrated in the which they were wont to decke their Asses with garlandes about their neckes and Crownes vppon their heads and so to lead theÌ„ solemnly through the cittie of Rome into all streetes onely by the Milners and Bakers leauing their Mils and Baâ—khouses fully dressed with all kinde of flowers and greene boughes these asses being thus gorgeouslie and brauelie set out were loaden with bread of the which at their returne they kept a great solemne feast to the which they inuited their neighbours to celebrate the same after they had doone sacrifice to God Pan. Seruius Tullius the sixt king of Rome was vpon this daie slaine through the wickednes of his sonne in lawe Lu. Torquinius who was sonne to the last king before him whom Seruius succeeded also his owne daughter Tullia whom he had espoused to Torquinius was of the conspiracie and the onely means of her Fathers death in the 219. yeare after the building of Rome Pub. Rutilius Lupus then Consull at Rome after he had fought most valiantly with Marses was slaine in the battell at the riuer Thebonium the same very day Nola was taken by the Samnits and the yeare next following they gaue an ouerthrowe to Didius 664 M. Crassus a noble Romane equall in force and power to Caesar or to Pompey after many great victories was as vpon this day among tâ—e Barbarians and Parthians ouerthrowne at what time many noble captaines â—lew themselues for shame and sorrow of their ouerthrowe by Surena the Leiutenant of Parthia Censorimus Octauius Petromus and diuers other Romane Gentlemen slew themselues they strake off Pub. Crassus head and sent him to his father yet a liue but on that day slaine also In this battell 10000 Romanes were slaine and 1000 taken prisoners and after that Surena had bathed Crassus head in bloud and had melted gould into his mouth to the great reproche of the Romanes he sent both the heads of Crassus and of his sonne to Hyrodes king of Paâ—â—hia 50 yeares before Christ was borne Now Charles duke of Bugundie sonne to Philip brought 100000 armed men to Marten a towne in Heâ—uetia assaulted it but in vaine after tooke Lotoringia vpon the which offence warre grewe betweene Lewes king of Fraunce and this Charles this warre Paulus the second of that name pope of Rome pacified after this he came to the Emperour Frederike the third which lay then at Treueris with a braue companie of Horsemen expecting to bee created king of the Emperour but missing of that hope hee entered againe into armes and was slaine with 20000 of his men with him in a great battaile giuen him by Lewes the eleauenth king of Fraunce 1478. Alphonsus king of Arragon assaulted Naples as on this day tooke it and dwelt there then he warred in Apulia draue Renatus out of Apulâ—a and possessed the kingdome this king Iohana Queene of Sicilia depriued of his interest and title which he had through hir into Sicilia for she had adopted him after her dayes to be king of Sicilia and now she adopted into his place Lewis the third The long broiles of Henrie the fourth his furie and rage of ciuill warres was vpon this day ended at what time Rodulphus duke of Sueuia who also had married Henries sister and his great secret enemie was slaine at the riuer of Vuseredom in Saxonia as Marian Scotus affirmeth 1079. The 10 Daie TItus Didius Proconsull for the Romanes against the Celtiberians in Spaine whome hee most valiantly ouerthrew in a great battell ouer whome hee had his triumphe graunted him by the Senators with great honor into Rome as vpon this daye in the 660 yeare after the building of Rome Cruell Nero the sixt Emperour of Rome sonne in lawe to Claudius who adopted him his successor in the Empire not vnlike vnto his Unckle Caligula giuen to all riot and strange lust a tyrant that committed diuers murthers vpon his owne kinsâ—olkes slew his owne brother his mother and his wife hee murthered a great number of the Senators and cheefe men of the Cittie of Rome and at last he set the Cittie on fire that he might see how and after what maner fashion the Cittie of Troye burned when it was set on â—â—re vy the Gretians and hearing that he was adiudged by the Senators that he should be drawne naked through the Cittie with a forcke thrust into his head and so whipped vntill he were dead fled fourth of his pallace and slue himselfe three miles off from Rome 69. Frederike the first surnamed Barbarossa Emperour of Germanie in the voiage that he made to the holy land waged wacres against the Turke and ouerthrew him and subdued him and in Armenia died some say that he was drowned after he had raigned 37 yeares 1190. The 11 Day THe solemne feast called Quinquatria was in Rome most solemnlie celebrated with great mirth this feast endured fiue dayes in the honour of Minerua of this feast I haue spoken before Constantiâ—us surnamed Monomachus Emperour of Greece was maried vpon this day to Zoes and was crowned Emperour by Alexius Patriarch of Constantinople this Zoes whom he married had beene before married to the Emperour Romanus Argyropylus whose death she conspired with Michael Paphlago whom after she married who dyed within seauen yeares after then shee adopted to the Empire Michael Calaphates who likewise abused hir saying that Zoes went about to poison him
tricks and with such strange gestures as I passe with silence to speake of their impudencie they do come to this feast as Herodot doth mention 70000. men and women besides children and in this sort they feast that day and drinke more wine then they do all the yeare after offering in sacrifice to the goddes Diana diuers oblations of beastes and foules Alexander the great after some opinions died as vpon this daie yet Plutarch and others referre it to the 28. of March manie were suspected of his death and therefore manie were put to death by Olympias his mother as Iola Antipater yea Aristole was thought to be one of the conspiracie and the oâ—ely inuentor of the poison some againe wrote that his drinâ—â—king and feasting brought him to an ague drincking out of Hercules cuppe for Alexander was so much addicted to that cup making both garlands and crownes and appointing great rewardes to the best carowser but howsoeuer it was he died after he had raigned twelue yeares and left at Babilon vnburied manie daies for his Princes and Captaines contended for kingdomes All the kingdomes of the East countries were theâ— in Alexanders handes but at length he was buried in Alexandria a towne of his owne As vppon this day Diogenes the Philosopher being bitten with a dogge dyed neglecting his sore like a cynicke dogged fellow and therfore a piller was set on his graue and a picture of a dog vpon it This Philosopher disdained Alexander all his pompe in such sort that Alexander wished to be Diogenes if he were not Alexander for that Diogenes contemned the world the glorie and the pompe thereof as much as Alexander did who wept for that hee could not be king of one world sith he heard by Democritus and other philosophers that there were diuers and sundrie worlds so that Alexander and Diogenes died both in one daye The 29 daie HIerusalem was as on this day besieged of Nabuchodonosor in the 1691. yeare after the flud and in the 9. yeare of Nabuchodonosor and continued vntill the 11. yeare of his raigne during which time the citie was taken Zedechias sons slaine before his face and Zedechias owne eies put out and al Iuda brought captiue to Babilon but this is laied down in the last of the Kinges to be the tenth day of the tenth moneth Tebeth which is Ianuarie for the tenth of â—ebeth is the 21. of Ianuarie By mistaking of the moneths in diuers countries diuers errors do escape In the fifth day of the fourth monetâ— Ezechiel the priest and after a prophet being by the riuer Chebaâ— and in the fifth â—ear of Ioachius captiuitie saw a stormie winde comming from â—he North with a great clowâ—e and fire enfoulding it selfe in the clowde and out of the middest thereof the likenesse of foure beastes appeared and their form was like to the forme of man and euerie beast had 4 faces 4. wings these 4. had the face of a man the face of a lion on the right siâ—e the face of an Oxe and of an Eagle on the left side You may read more of this in Ezechiel Upon this day was builded a Temple on mount Quirinall in Rome to Quirinus in memorie of Romulus which is also named Quiâ—inus their first king and founder in this Temple they vsed sacrifice and deuout ceremonies to honor Romulus whom they canonâ—sed after his death this sacrifice was called Quiriâ—ia after his name Peter the Apostle of Iesus Christ our sauiour after he had preached the ghospel in Pontus in Galatia Cappaâ—ocia Bithynia and last at Rome where he suffred death hanged with his head downward vnder the cruell emperour Nero so hee suffred death on the third calend of Iulie after whom vpon the same day Paul the godlie and most learned Apostle was beheaded after that he had preached in Iudea Iâ—â—irica Greece Italie Spaine and in diuers other countries of whom his epistles make mention of 68. Scylus king of Scithia affecting the sacrifice and rites of the Grecians was found as vppon this daie as Anacharsis was for vsing the feast and ceremonie of Orgia which was a feast vsed with solemne sacrifices to Bacchus was driuen out of his kingdome and his brother Octomasides elected King in his place so straight the Scithians obserue their owne religion yet Budini a people that imitate the Scithians whose speach is mingled partlie with the Greeke tongue and partly with the Scithian vâ—e their Trieterica sacrifiâ—la euery third yeare after the manner of the Grecians hauing their Temples altars and their â—â—ols as the Grecians haue The 30 daie IN Rome as vpon this day they celebrated a solemne feast to Hercules and to the Muses in the which feast the Romanes vsed their seuerall ceremonies with so manie kind of sacrifices wherein they excelled all nations for most comely they playd in their gâ—mes and publicke shewes the whole life of thaâ— God with such reuerence and religions customes in obseruing a decorum in all thinges as they are full of feastes and sacrifices in the which moneth the great solemne feast of Isâ—s in the citie of Busâ—ris which is in all Egypt most honoured they take for y â— Moone as they do take Osiris for the Sunne in the which feast after their sacrifices and ceremonies are done in honouring of Isis they beat and strike themselues about the face with their owne handes yea they wounde and pricke themselues with Kniues and Bodkins and also with other kinde of sharpe instrumentes afflicting and persecuting themselues with diuers tortures in such a most straunge sort that they thinke Isis not appeased before they vse these ceremonies according vnto their ancient custome Q. Mar. Tremulus being Consull at Rome triumphed ouer the Hernices and Anaguins in the 447. yeare after the building of Rome this was y â— 2. age of Rome called adolescentia Romana which continued frâ—m the Kings vntil Appius Claudius at what time the triumphes began to be of great pompe according to the victorie of the conquerour for the Athenians crowned the victor with a crowne of Oken leaues called ciuitas corona appointed for them that the states of Citties as Pericles and Demosthenes do affirme that they might not in Greece make a moâ—â—ment of their victorie in brasse or in any durable stoane to maintaine or to moue dissention betweene their posterities but with garlands and crownes made of flowers leaues and such like In the latter yeares of Charles the fiâ—t a decree was made at Augusta by the Emperour and all the states of Germanye that the new forme of religion so often consulted disputed and deâ—ended by Martin Luther and others should continue vntill the next generall councell this decree of Inreriâ— was published in all the citties of Germanie and allowed by the Emperour and the peeres this decree saith Functius was published the 18. of Maye but Sleid and Pantal affiâ—meth this daye 1548. T. Statilius Taurus then Proconsull
vpon this daye elected Emperour of Germanie and crowned at Frankeforde 1152. Heleonora sister to Charles the fifth left window after the death of the king of Lusitania was marâ—ed to Francis of Valoyes the 57. king of Fâ—aunce and was crowned Queene of Fraunce in the church of Saint Denis at Paris 1531. Georgius the third of that name was made Pope of Rome vpon this day 731. This Pope entised the Frenchmen to warre vppon the Greekes and Longobardes for abolishing of Idoles The 6. Day THe old auncient Greekes do celebrate a great solemne feast in memorie of Theseus who imbarked on this day from Athens into Creet with the tribute of 7. yong men and seauen yong virgins according to the lawe of king Minoes alotted to the tribute money he offered vp a sacrifice called Hiceteria in the temple called Delphinion vpon the 6. of March which was an oliue bough hallowed and wreathed about with white wooll at what day the Greekes were wont to send their young girles to the same temple where Theseus offered Hicetaria to make their praiers and petitions to the goddesse Venus to bee their guide to whom they sacrificed a goat Antonius surnamed Pius for his lenitie and curtisie beeing Emperour of Rome died of a feuer vpon this day at a Manor place of his owne called Lorium 12 miles distant from Rome when he had liued 73. yeares yet Mar. Scotus referreth it to the 31. of October but he erreth often both in the daies and yeares The Iewes do celebrate on this day a great solemne feast called Purim in memorie of their victorie had against the heathens and for ioy of their deliuerance from the conspiracie of Hamon Augustus Caesar vppon this day in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne tooke vpon him the office of the high bishop called Pontifex Maximus The 7 Daie THe starre called Corona falleth in the west in the morning and the starre Pegasus riseth In Rome with the auncient Romanes great solemnicie of ceremoniâ—s and sacrifices were had vppon this day and celebrated in the honor of Iuno whose statelie feast was called of the Matrons of Rome Iunonalia festa at what time they vsed to do sacrifice in the temple of Iupiter Sordisci a people in Thracia were went in the moneth of Marchâ—â—oâ—ill those souldiers whom they tooke in the warres and to make sacrifice of their flesh to god Mars and to make a drinking cuppe of the sculles of their heads whereinto the Tiâ—acians powred the bloud of the souldiers and made therof an oblation of sacrifice vnto their gods with the one halfe the other they dranchâ— it mingled with water Upon this day in the 28 of his raigne died that noble emperour Traiane at Seleucia a towne of Isauria of the flix as he returned from Persides whose bones were set vnder a sumptuous piller which was of a 144. foot high All the Deuines and all the Phisitions of Rome did vse as vppon this day to meet together in the Temple of Minerua where a solemne oration was made in memorie of Thomas Aquinas this is called in Nouidius the fourth booke Doctorum feriae Phocas Liuetenant ouer the armies of Constantinus the 9. of that name did vpon this day wine the strongest cittie of Creete named Caudax This Phocas was elected after Emperour of Greece 950. The 8 daie THis was also a dismall day compted among the Romanes The Sea birds bigin on this day to appeare according to the Rules of Ptolom Fridericus the 3. of that name entred into the citie of Rome with pompe and great honor as vpon this day to bee crowned Emperour and to bee married with Heleonora daughter to the king of Lusiâ—ania 1452. Philippus Barbarossa was elected king of the Romanes against Otto who was before preferred by his friendes and now against his friends and against his owne force this Philip was chosen king 1199. Upon this day Gualtherus Sensaueir a noble captaine passed with a great armie of Christians and entred into Constantinople and from thence tooke his armie towards Ierusalem to deliuer the cittie from the tirannie of the Saracens which then were strong in all Asia and Africa 1696. The 9 Daie VPon this day they were wont in Rome in old time to bring in Uiolets all sweet flowers at what time the Senators gaue to euerie one are warde and then a great feast was made called Pub. eâ—ulum in the temples of S. Franciscus where a solemne oration was made in the praise of this Saint and the custome of that time much like to the rewards which the old Grecians were wont to giue to their Generall or Lieutenant who hauing obtained the battaile and put the enemie to flight was rewarded with a monument either in brasse or in marble with the title of his prowesse marshall feats called TropheuÌ„ Likewise the feast called Ancylia in memorie of Mamurius a most cunning woâ—rkeâ—an which wrought the like targets in Rome as the target of the Nimph Aegeria which was giuen to Numa This â—east was dedicated vnto Mamâ—rius to whom songs and odes were made and with great melodie and miâ—th they were by Numas lawes to bee song in this feast often rehearsing the name of Mamurius Fortie gallant knights stoutly professed christianity vpon this day who left both kinges and emperours wiues and children and stood with the church of Christ were willingly 〈◊〉 vnder Zicinyus 320 at what time Cyrillus the bishop bare theÌ„ companie at Sebasta Celestinus the second of that name pope of Rome died as vpon this day 1144. vnder this emperour florished Baliardus a philosopher who much withstood the christians with his subtill argumentes and did much harme in the Church of God The 10. daie THe Carthaginians were discomfited by sea at Lilibeum a cittie of Sicilia by Caius Luctatius then Consull at Rome at which time fourteene thousand Africans were slaine and 32. thousand taken prisoners 518. yeare after the building of Rome and as both Eutropius and Liuie affirme the suncke 125. shippes and tooke 73. shippes to the great praise of Caius Luctaâ—ius and Aulius Posthumius both then Consuls at Rome Titus Manlius Torquatus a noble Romane triumphed vppon this day with great honour ouer the Sardes for by this time the magnificence and dignitie of triumphes grew to bee such that it excelled in pompe and brauerie for a long time after the building of Rome during the time of their kinges when the Romanes force were not such as it grewe shortlie after in the Consuls time for in the first triumphs of kinges they vsed to goe on foote into the Cittie the second time to ride on horsebacke the third time carried in a chariot with two horses and after with four After Camillus time the dignitie of a triumph became such as it was not graunted to any though the victorie deserued triumph vnlesse hee had bin either Questor Consull or Dictator and also vnlesse he had vanquished
Souldiers after he had ranne through all kinde of preferment in the field Emperour 517 who as vpon this daye did adopt to the Empire his sisters sonne named Iustinianus in the ninth yeare of his raigâ—e and dyed within foure moneth after he was a good Christian and rooted out the heresie or the Arians and Neâ—torians Conradus the third of that name king of Bonaria borne in Sueâ—ia nephew to Henrie the fourth being his daughters sonne was by the consent of all Princes of Germanie elected Eâ—perour vpon this day 1139. he made a voiage into Asia against the Sarazeâ—s but returned without any thing doone by meanes of treason at home by a wicked man named Manuell who succeeded after him by treason in the Empire as Onoph and Iustine affirmeth As vpon this day 1081. Alectius surnamed Comnenus was elected to succeed Nicephorus the Emperour who after he had ended many battailes he erected an Hospitall for pâ—â—re fatherlesse children and also a free schoole to be there instructed and brought vp after they were able to come from the Hâ—spitall Clephis king of the Longobardes was slaine in Papia by the Italians 568. â—or before this time they had determined with Albonius there to inuade Italie foure yeares before this king Clephis was slaine Maunt Aeâ—na in Sicilia was so shaken with an earthquake that the fire that flamed therewith out of this hill destroyed and burned many places at what time the monasterie of S. Leo was vtterlye spoiled and consumed as vpon this daye 1536. Rome was taken vpon this daye by Alaricus king of the Gotes after he had continued his siege two yeares 414 after Christ as Pau. Aemilius in his first booke setteth downe at large Sigismundus king of Polonia died when hee had raigned 42. yeares 1548. after whome succeeded also his sonne Sigismundus Some also hold opinion that our Sauiour Christ came vpon this day to Bethania and called Lazarus from his graue where he had beene foure dayes dead and buried and he liued after as Mar. Scotus affirmeth 24 yeares but he borroweth of the Rabbies all this vncertaine coniecture of the time for the Iewes will be ignorant in nothing The 2 daie VPon this day the old Romanes celebrated a solemne feast with great ceremonies in memorie of Quirinus who was borne vpon this day at what time the Romanes kept the feast Lupercalia with great solemnitie Christ after hee raised Lazarus from the graue would not enter to Ierusalem which was 15 furlonges distant from Bethania for the Iewes hearing of these miracles tooke councell how they might kill him and therefore Iesus went to Ephraim a Cittie fiue miles distant from Bethanie Iane the wife of Philip surnamed pulcher king of Fraunce the 45 king in number died vpon this day 1304. This queene was the onelie daughter of Henrie King of Nauarre Honorius the fourth of that name was elected Pope of Rome as vpon this day at Perusium this pope builded many houses vpon the mount Auentine and assigned to manie poore men certaine Gownes and clothes called Album amictum It is written that a Iew being baptized vpon this day against his will presentlie put fire in his owne house tooke his wife and his children out and ran vp and downe in the streets saying alowd and crying out I am a Iewe I am a Iew and no christian his house being burned and 40 houses more in Constantia by the meanes of this his furie 1349. The 3 daie VPon fridaie before the feast of Aester Christ Iesus our sauiour suffred his passion as vppon this daie by whose death death was swallowed vp and the power of Sathan ouerthrowen Henricus the second king of Fraunce and Philip which is now king of Spaine after many years of warre at length concluded peace vpon this day 1559. Eulalius in a schisme against Bonifacius then Bishop of Rome was elected bishop and Bonifacius rebelled as on this day This Bonifacius while yet he was â—ishop which was 3. yeares and foure monethes ordained that none should bee allowed a priest before he were 30 yeares of age Pub. Posthumius Tubertus Consul then at Rome triumphed ouer the Sabines 250. after the building of Rome This was one of the first triumphes in Rome after the kinges were banished at what time in their triumphes they vsed no such solemnitie and pompe as they did after as to bee drawen in chariots so sumptuouslie with four elephantes or with four white Steedes or with such pompe and roiall solemnitie or in wearing purple robes and triumphant garments neither yet crowned with garlands nor with any great magnificence which was after among them practised The godly Ezechias king of Iuda as some write repaired the temple as vppon this day and therein prepared oblations and sacrifices to please the Lord at what time hee continued therein 8. daies instructing the people and sanctifying of the temple The 4. Day AGrippa Menenius surnamed Lanatns fellow Consull to Posthumius Tubertus in the selfe same yeare 250. after the building of Rome triumphed ouer the Sabines and made also his triumph the next day after Tubertus his fellow ouer the Sabines Liuie said that they both had their triumphs graunted by the senators in one day ouer the Sabines they rode not in chariots but were brought with serieants and officers before them and with such pompe as was vsed in those daies for then they triumphed but within Italie The greatnes of the Romanes triumph grew by the warres of Africa which was the first after they had conquered Italie The 5 Daie PLaies and games called Megalesia were celebrated as vppon this day in the honour of Cibeles the mother of the goddes the sacrifices and solemnities done to this goddesse in the the temple at Rome were vsed in the 27. of March as you before haue read yet some referre these plaies to the last of March but plaies are vsedmanie times as occasion serueth The Israelits vpon this day with their captaine Iosua passed through the flood Iordane at what tyme the water dried before them as the red sea did in the time of Moses and Aaron and Iordane stood still vntil the priests had brought the Arke through the riuer vnto the other side at which time the waters came againe together The Iues as on this day yearly prouided a male lamb of a yeare old without anie spot or blemish on him for the feast of Easter which they kept on y â— 14. daie of their moneth Nisan then they kill him and take part of his blood and strike it on the two side poastes and vppon the vpper dore post of the howse where this lambe should bee eaten God ordained this sacrifice as a token and a pledge of their deliuerance Lotarius sonne to Lodowick surnamed Pius the 24. king of Fraunce and the second emperour of Rome of a French man being then king of Italie by his father thither sent was vppon